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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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